2025 Brown Bears football team

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2025 Brown Bears football
Brown Bears wordmark.png
Conference Ivy League
Record0−0 (0–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Dan Mulrooney (1st season)
Home stadium Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
Brown  0 0   0 0  
Columbia  0 0   0 0  
Cornell  0 0   0 0  
Dartmouth  0 0   0 0  
Harvard  0 0   0 0  
Penn  0 0   0 0  
Princeton  0 0   0 0  
Yale  0 0   0 0  
As of August 12, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Brown Bears football team will represent Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears will be led by sixth-year head coach James Perry [1] and play home games at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason poll

On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Bears were selected to finish in the last position. [2]

Schedule

The Brown Bears' 2025 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Brown will host Ivy League opponents Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth, and will travel to Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Columbia. Brown's non-conference opponents will be Georgetown of the Patriot League, Bryant of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, and rival Rhode Island, also of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference. [3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
September 2012:00 p.m. Georgetown * ESPN+
September 276:00 p.m.at Harvard ESPN+
October 37:00 p.m. Rhode Island *
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI (rivalry)
ESPN+
October 107:00 p.m.at Bryant * FloFootball
October 1812:00 p.m. Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+
October 25TBAat Cornell ESPN+
October 317:00 p.m.at Penn ESPNU
November 812:00 p.m. Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN/ESPN+
November 1512:00 p.m.at Columbia ESPN+
November 2212:00 p.m. Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN/ESPN+

[4] [5]

Game summaries

Georgetown

Georgetown Hoyas at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Hoyas0
Bears0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsGTWNBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
GeorgetownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Harvard

Brown Bears at Harvard Crimson – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bears0
Crimson0

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, MA

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsBRWNHARV
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
HarvardPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Rhode Island (rivalry)

Rhode Island Rams at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Rams0
Bears0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsURIBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Rhode IslandPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Bryant

Brown Bears at Bryant Bulldogs – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bears0
Bulldogs0

at Beirne Stadium, Smithfield, RI

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: FloFootball
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsBRWNBRY
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BryantPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Princeton

Princeton Tigers at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Tigers0
Bears0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsPRINBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PrincetonPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Cornell

Brown Bears at Cornell Big Red – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bears0
Big Red0

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsBRWNCOR
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
CornellPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Penn

Brown Bears at Penn Quakers – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bears0
Quakers0

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsBRWNPENN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
PennPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Yale

Yale Bulldogs at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bulldogs0
Bears0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsYALEBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
YalePassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Columbia

Brown Bears at Columbia Lions – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bears0
Lions0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsBRWNCOLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Dartmouth

Dartmouth Big Green at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Big Green0
Bears0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: TBA
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsDARTBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

References

  1. "Staff Directory". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  2. "Harvard Voted Preseason Ivy Football Favorite". ivyleague.com. Princeton, New Jersey: Ivy League. August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
  3. "2025 Brown Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  4. "2025 Football Schedule". Brown University Athletics. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
  5. "Brown Bears 2025 Regular Season NCAAF Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved May 13, 2025.